Upper Chilcoot
Sterling Mountain and Mount Mansfield seen from the Madonna I Lift
Beautiful snow covered trees
A little fresh snow and sunshine
Mount Mansfield
Sea of Clouds
Into the mist
Today was another wonderful day to be out on the slopes. The Madonna I Lift opened again and Mogul Mouse’s Magic Lift opened for the first time this season. Tomorrow we plan to have top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains with 4 lifts operating and 65 trails open. Surface conditions are packed powder and powder with average base depths of 14 to 48 inches. 15 out of the 65 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s 63 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Upper Drifter
Forecast
Tonight’s forecast is calling for snow and mix 1 to 2 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for snow and mix early then a chance of some rain later in the day with temperatures between 29 and 41 degrees.
Mount Mansfield above the clouds
Some air time on Shuttle
Tony enjoying the nice conditions
Ken carving it up
Closing Day is Sunday, April 15th
Sterling and Mount Mansfield
I ran into my good friend Phil and his son James in Lot #1 this morning. We did some cruiser runs on Madonna and Sterling. It was great to catch up and make some turns together.
Tonights forecast is snow and sleet with 2 to 4 inches of accumulation possible. Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for more snow and sleet with another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation and temperatures between 21 and 32 degrees.
Phil on Upper FIS
15 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s 68 acres of freshly groomed terrain. We plan to have both the Madonna I and Sterling lifts operating tomorrow with 33 trails open for intermediates and experts.
Catwalk
James on Upper Rumrunner
A little more fresh snow
Dave throwing some snow around on Full Nelson
We received a dusting to an inch of new snow overnight. We have the Sterling lift operating today with 24 trails open for intermediates and experts. 15 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 40 acres of freshly groomed terrain. Today’s forecast is mostly sunny skies with increasing clouds and a high of 42 degrees.
Geoff on Full Nelson
Ice flow on Upper Rumrunner
Mount Mansfield seen from Upper Rumrunner
Fresh snow and sunshine
Season total is now 292 inches
We received 2 inches of new snow last night and 5 inches in the past 6 days. Today we have the Sterling lift operating with 19 trails open for intermediates and experts. 16 trails have been groomed for today, that’s 44 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Today’s forecast is sunny skies with a high of 32 degrees. Closing weekend April 14th and 15th we plan to have both the Madonna I Lift and Sterling Lift operating.
Sterling Pond with Mount Mansfield in the background
We still have tons of snow
Sterling and Mount Mansfield
Today was very pleasant with partly sunny skies in the morning and a few flurries in the afternoon.
Today was the last day that Mogul Mouse Magic Lift will be operating this season, so I took a few lift rides for good measure. I got off at mid-station on my first run. I thought that I had put my phone in my inside pocket but, I missed the pocket and my phone slid down inside my jacket. When I stood up at mid station and skied away my phone stayed on the chair. My phone stayed on the chair for a little while longer, before falling off above where Snow Snake cuts under the Mogul Mouse Magic Lift. I
Upper Chilcoot
was unaware that my phone was missing and skied down the Magic Learning Trail, before heading back to my office. I then realized that my phone was missing and I headed back to the Mogul Mouse Lift. Lift Attendant Jeff stopped me and told me that Elizabeth who was working mid-station saw my phone fall somewhere near tower 15. I headed back up the lift and was able to find my phone. I want to thank our Lift Attendants and Lift Maintenance staff for their help in finding my phone it is greatly appreciated. What was really cool was when I rode the Mogul Mouse Magic Lift again later in the day every lift attendant asked to make sure that I got my phone back. #smuggslove
Rockin’ Ron and Owen going “around the world.”
The Sterling Lift will be operating this Monday through Friday. We plan to have both the Madonna I Lift and Sterling Lift operating this closing weekend April 14th and 15th.
Tomorrow we will have 20 trails open for intermediates and experts. 16 trails will be groomed for tomorrow, that’s 44 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Tomorrow’s forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies early becoming partly sunny later in the day with a high of 32 degrees. Birch Run Terrain Park is open.
Bluebird
Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the Madonna I lift
Family fun on Upper Chilcoot
Top to bottom skiing and riding on all 3 mountains
Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the summit of Madonna
We have 4 lifts operating with 59 trails open with terrain for all ability levels. 38 trails have been groomed for today, including skier’s right side of Upper FIS, Smugglers’ Alley, and Snow Snake for a grand total of 136 acres of freshly groomed terrain.
Today’s forecast is calling for skies becoming mostly sunny with a high of 36 degrees.
Upper Chilcoot looking good in corduroy
Picture perfect
Upper Drifter with Mount Mansfield in the background
Calm between the storms
Sterling and Mount Mansfield seen from the Madonna I Lift
Harley having fun in Pirate’s Plank